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SPORTSWednesday 30 September
Carter, McCullers lead Astros to 3-2 win over Mariners
The Associated Press Seattle Mariners right fielder Brad Miller is unable get to a one run in six innings, and Davis threw wildly to the
SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Carter ground-rule double hit down the line by Houston Astros’ George Tyler Collins’ three-run plate.
drove in the go-ahead run Springer in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. home run sparked a five- Brett Cecil (5-5) pitched
with Houston’s third solo 28, 2015, in Seattle. The Astros won 3-2. run fifth inning as Detroit one inning and Roberto
homer, rookie Lance Mc- handed the Rangers their Osuna got two outs for this
Cullers pitched effectively Associated Press third straight loss. 20th save.
into the seventh inning Verlander (5-8) gave up Ryan Flaherty hit a three-
and the Astros enhanced Angels (82-74) remained about 4 hours before the a leadoff homer to former run homer for the Orioles,
their position in a crowded a half-game behind the game. Milone (9-5), re- Detroit teammate Prince who have lost four straight.
American League playoff Houston Astros (83-74), who moved from the rotation Fielder in the fourth. He al- RED SOX 5, YANKEES 1
race. won at Seattle, and one two weeks ago, stepped in lowed six hits and walked NEW YORK (AP) — Eduardo
Houston moved within 1 game ahead of the Min- and allowed two runs in 5 two while striking out five. Rodriguez became the first
1/2 games of first-place nesota Twins (81-75), who 2-3 innings. Collins pulled his fourth Red Sox rookie left-hander
Texas in the AL West and beat Cleveland. Minnesota (81-75) began homer of the season down to win 10 games in 43 years,
maintained its slim lead Los Angeles also closed the day trailing Houston the right field line to break and Boston slowed the
in the chase for the sec- within just two games of by 1 1/2 games in the race a 1-1 tie. Yankees’ march toward a
ond playoff wild card. The the AL West-leading Rang- for the second American postseason berth.
Rangers lost 7-4 at home to ers, who lost to Detroit. The League wild card. The As- The homer followed a The Yankees had a chance
the Detroit Tigers. Angels finish the season tros played later in Seattle. leadoff single by Dixon to clinch their first playoff
Carter broke 2-all tie in the with four games at Texas. Cleveland (77-78) was four Machado and a double by appearance since 2012
seventh with his 23rd home TWINS 4, INDIANS 2 games behind the Astros Anthony Gose. with a win — what would’ve
run, a two-out shot to left CLEVELAND (AP) — Emer- before its costly defeat. Colby Lewis (17-9) allowed been their 10,000th fran-
off Danny Farquhar (1-6). gency starter Tommy Kevin Jepsen worked the six runs on 10 hits in 4 2-3 chise victory — and losses
McCullers (6-7) allowed Milone replaced an ill Phil ninth for his 14th save. innings, his shortest outing by Minnesota, Texas and
two runs and four hits in six- Hughes and pitched Min- Corey Kluber (8-16) al- since June 5. the Angels.
plus innings. He struck out nesota to a big win for its lowed four runs in six innings It’s Texas’ longest losing But scoreboard watching
seven and walked two, in- wild-card playoff chances. and lost to Minnesota for streak since mid-August. was rendered unneces-
cluding a free pass to start Hughes, one of several the second time in a week. BLUE JAYS 4, ORIOLES 3 sary when Travis Shaw and
the seventh. Twins players hit with a virus RANGERS 7, TIGERS 4 BALTIMORE (AP) — The Jackie Bradley Jr. each hit
Luke Gregerson struck out that has spread throughout ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Blue Jays edged closer to A two-run homer off Ivan
Nelson Cruz and Robinson the team, was scratched Justin Verlander allowed clinching the AL East title, Nova (6-10). New York
Cano in the ninth for his getting a homer from Ed- managed little offense af-
30th save. win Encarnacion and scor- ter Alex Rodriguez’s sacri-
ANGELS 5, ATHLETICS 4 ing a ninth-inning run to se- fice fly in the first.
ANAHEIM, California (AP) cure a comeback victory New York dropped five
— Pinch-hitter David Mur- over the Orioles. games behind Toronto in
phy drove a bases-loaded Toronto’s fifth straight vic- the AL East with six to play.
single into left field to end tory, coupled with the Eduardo Rodriguez (10-6)
it, and the Los Angeles An- Yankees’ loss to Boston, re- pitched six innings while
gels kept the pressure on in duced the Blue Jays’ mag- supplanting John Curtis,
the American League wild- ic number for securing the who went 11-8 in 1972, as
card race with their sixth division to two. the most recent Boston
consecutive victory. After scoring twice in the rookie lefty to reach 10
Albert Pujols tied it with his eighth to pull even, the wins.
558th career homer in the Blue Jays got the decisive In other AL games it was
sixth inning for the Angels, run against Brad Brach (5- Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 1;
who have won nine of 11 3). Dioner Navarro led off Toronto 4, Baltimore 3; Min-
during their MLB-best 17-8 with a single, and was re- nesota 4, Cleveland 2; De-
performance in Septem- placed by Dalton Pompey, troit 7, Texas 4; Chicago
ber who advanced on a single. Cubs 1, Kansas City 0, 11
Johnny Giavotella and After a sacrifice moved the innings; L.A. Angels 5, Oak-
Erick Aybar had early run- runners up, Pompey scored land 4; and Houston 3, Se-
scoring doubles as the when Justin Smoak hit a attle 2.q
dribbler to first and Chris
